Time for a new TAFI update: **Twitter: Visit the article on Donatella's daughter '''[[Allegra Versace]]''', today's #wikiTAFI. **Facebook/Google+:The heiress to a great Italian dynasty needs your help. Visit the article on fashion designer Donatella's daughter [[Allegra Versace]], today's #wikiTAFI.
On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Coin945 <[email protected]> wrote: > Will this also get posted to Facebook and Google+ like last time? > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Joe Sutherland < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Jeff!! >> >> Joe >> >> >> On Friday, 30 October 2015, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> OK! Shared from @wikipedia with #wikiTAFI. >>> >>> On Friday, October 30, 2015, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think TAFI should have been tweeted from @Wikipedia, given it's >>>> exclusively a Wikipedia thing and not a movement thing. >>>> >>>> On 30 October 2015 at 14:37, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> TAFI and MythBusters up! >>>>> >>>>> https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/660102792900575232 >>>>> >>>>> https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/660096768399425536 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jeff Elder >>>>> Digital communications manager >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> 704-650-4130 >>>>> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >>>>> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >>>>> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> LGTM! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'd like to get this up today because of Halloween. Not sure that >>>>>>> hashtag will mean much to folks. I only see one tweet using it, from >>>>>>> more >>>>>>> than two years ago. What about? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wikipedia editors - or those wanting to get started - the comedy >>>>>>> horror genre needs your help. Get spooky! http://buff.ly/1WnWeL3 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jeff Elder >>>>>>> Digital communications manager >>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>> 704-650-4130 >>>>>>> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >>>>>>> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >>>>>>> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Coin945 < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> That's good news. :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So I guess I'll make the first proposal: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - T/I: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Improve *comedy >>>>>>>> horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. >>>>>>>> - F/G: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Add >>>>>>>> sources and improve content at *comedy horror*, today's >>>>>>>> #wikiTAFI. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> (The "Comedy horror" article - >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror - would be added as >>>>>>>> a link afterwards). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The TAFI article changes every Monday, so after this status >>>>>>>> update, the next one will take place in 3 days. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:35 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I think the upshot was that we love the social posts and mission >>>>>>>>> of TAFI, and probably need to stick to this thread for proposing them. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jeff Elder >>>>>>>>> Digital communications manager >>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>> 704-650-4130 >>>>>>>>> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >>>>>>>>> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >>>>>>>>> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Coin945 < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Just wondering... what are your opinions on moving forward with >>>>>>>>>> this TAFI proposal? It's been 3 days since my last reply. :) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Coin945 < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This discussion thread is very confusing to navitage, but I >>>>>>>>>>> think I've read it all now (albeit out of order). >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To answer Jeff's question: yes, the links are supposed to link >>>>>>>>>>> to the Wikipedia pages, not the Wikimedia pages (which are >>>>>>>>>>> understandably >>>>>>>>>>> redlinks). >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> One of the two main purposes of TAFI is to encourage newbies to >>>>>>>>>>> become editors through interesting articles on important topics >>>>>>>>>>> that still >>>>>>>>>>> shockingly have underwhelming articles; this challenges the >>>>>>>>>>> perceived >>>>>>>>>>> notion that "all the good topics have already been written about". >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This social media collaboration was fantastic in intriguing >>>>>>>>>>> people throguh witty and engaging statuses that aimed to encourage >>>>>>>>>>> passers-by to stop, consider, and then perhaps gfo to the link and >>>>>>>>>>> hit >>>>>>>>>>> "edit". >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> We had great success with this in the past, and I would love to >>>>>>>>>>> get things rolling again. This is part of a recent push I've been >>>>>>>>>>> doing, >>>>>>>>>>> which includes starting up the discussion of whether TAFI could >>>>>>>>>>> ever return >>>>>>>>>>> to the main page. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jeff (switching topic back to the thread about TAFI), >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Coin945 (who posted these suggestions) is now subscribed to >>>>>>>>>>>> this list >>>>>>>>>>>> and can thus answer your question directly. But I think the >>>>>>>>>>>> matter was >>>>>>>>>>>> simply that the drafts had been copied over from Wikipedia to >>>>>>>>>>>> Meta >>>>>>>>>>>> without adjusting links, e.g. the first one was intended to >>>>>>>>>>>> link to >>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror instead of >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comedy_horror&action=edit&redlink=1 >>>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jeff Elder < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> > Excellent point, Joe. >>>>>>>>>>>> > Question: I went to the links posted on the meta wiki as >>>>>>>>>>>> suggestions for >>>>>>>>>>>> > tweets for articles to be improved, but the links take you to >>>>>>>>>>>> a page asking >>>>>>>>>>>> > you to create said article. Would that be strange, asking >>>>>>>>>>>> people to improve >>>>>>>>>>>> > an article that doesn't exist yet? Or am I seeing this wrong? >>>>>>>>>>>> I thought >>>>>>>>>>>> > these tweets were to encourage people who were just getting >>>>>>>>>>>> their feet wet >>>>>>>>>>>> > editing. >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > Jeff Elder >>>>>>>>>>>> > Digital communications manager >>>>>>>>>>>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>> > 704-650-4130 >>>>>>>>>>>> > @jeffelder >>>>>>>>>>>> > @wikipedia >>>>>>>>>>>> > The Wikimedia blog >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> I'm not sure it's a great idea to post this to our socials. >>>>>>>>>>>> Seems to me >>>>>>>>>>>> >> like we'd be opening the list (which is public) to a lot of >>>>>>>>>>>> spam. But maybe >>>>>>>>>>>> >> I'm just being too cautious. >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Joe >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> On 26 October 2015 at 15:48, Jeff Elder < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Thanks, Tilman for the background! I like the idea of >>>>>>>>>>>> posting about >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> articles that need attention. Let's do it! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> There does seem to be some overlap between this list and >>>>>>>>>>>> the meta wiki, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> as Ed noted in the thread Tilman shared: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> because few people besides Matthew and myself were checking >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> their Meta watchlist often enough, this mailing list proved >>>>>>>>>>>> to be a >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> much more reliable venue for people to post SM ideas for >>>>>>>>>>>> review and >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> get a timely response. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> My take is that people can still use the meta wiki and I'm >>>>>>>>>>>> happy to swing >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> by it, but we may need to send stuff around this list >>>>>>>>>>>> anyway for a LGTM and >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> to do a little air-traffic controlling to prevent conflicts >>>>>>>>>>>> and traffic >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> jams. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Should we tell people on Twitter and Facebook that they can >>>>>>>>>>>> subscribe to >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> this list? If so, should we say: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> T: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we tweet? Sign up for >>>>>>>>>>>> our social media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> email list here: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> FB: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we post on Facebook? You >>>>>>>>>>>> can give >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> feedback here, or take part by signing up for our social >>>>>>>>>>>> media email list >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> here: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Jeff Elder >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Digital communications manager >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 704-650-4130 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> @jeffelder >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> @wikipedia >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The Wikimedia blog >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> (splitting this off into a new thread, as it's a separate >>>>>>>>>>>> topic from >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> TAFI) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> I remember Ed, Joe, Michael, and I sat down to clean that >>>>>>>>>>>> page up back >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> in July (archive old information, add useful links for >>>>>>>>>>>> content). >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> I have thought about the idea of utilizing this page >>>>>>>>>>>> more. We could >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> asking for social content from the whole movement like we >>>>>>>>>>>> do for blog posts >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> ( maybe even translations ;) ). >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Of course we are already asking for (and getting) social >>>>>>>>>>>> content from >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> the whole movement with this list. See also the list >>>>>>>>>>>> description at >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> . That said, some >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> community members might prefer posting on a wiki. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> As a reminder, in August there was already some discussion >>>>>>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> reviving the Meta page (in the same thread); here is my >>>>>>>>>>>> takeaway from that >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> on why the parallel wiki/mailing list process didn't quite >>>>>>>>>>>> work out back in >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> 2013/14 and what might be required to make it work: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/social-media/2015-August/003211.html >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> It could help with organization and preparation of >>>>>>>>>>>> content. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> as I summarized two months ago on this list in another >>>>>>>>>>>> context, back >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> in 2013/14 we collaborated with the "Today's Article for >>>>>>>>>>>> Improvement" team >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> on the English Wikipedia, posting social media >>>>>>>>>>>> invitations to edit improve >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> articles from this community-curated list. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> User:Coin945 has just started an attempt to revive this >>>>>>>>>>>> (see >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Today%27s_articles_for_improvement#Social_media_blurbs >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> ) and already posted some ideas at >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#October >>>>>>>>>>>> . I'm passing >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> this on to this list as not everyone might watch the >>>>>>>>>>>> Meta-wiki pages. As >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> mentioned earlier, the experiment back them left me >>>>>>>>>>>> wondering how to best >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> achieve impact (in form of actual edits caused by those >>>>>>>>>>>> posts), but perhaps >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> the current SM team has some new ideas. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Andrew Sherman >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> E: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Joe Sutherland >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>>>>>>>>> >> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: JSutherland >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> >> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> > Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> > [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>>>>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 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Jeff Elder >>> Digital communications manager >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> 704-650-4130 >>> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >>> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >>> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from a device with a small keyboard with big fingers :) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> >
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